InstallAnywhere 2020
Use the Add Installer dialog box to specify the installers that you want to be run in the Docker container.
To access the Add Installer dialog box:
| 1. | In the Advanced Designer, on the Build page, click Build Containers. The Build Containers view opens. |
| 2. | In the Base Image Configuration area, in the Setups to Install setting, click the Add/Remove button. |
Note • All installers that are specified must be capable of unattended silent installations; otherwise, the Docker container build might stop at the point these installers prompt for user interaction.
The following settings are available on the Add Installer dialog box:
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An installer out of the current InstallAnywhere project |
Add an InstallAnywhere installer that was built using the same InstallAnywhere project to this container configuration. |
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A pre-built InstallAnywhere installer |
Add a prebuilt InstallAnywhere installer (an installer that was built using a different InstallAnywhere project) to this container configuration. |
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Other installers |
Select one of your own custom packages installers that are capable of unattended installations. |
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Choose installer Build Configuration |
Select the build configuration from the existing InstallAnywhere project that generates the InstallAnywhere installer that you are adding. If this option is chosen, first the installer is built, and then the container is built. Note • This setting is displayed if the An installer out of the current InstallAnywhere project option is selected. |
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Choose Build Target |
Select the build target from the selected build configuration that generates the InstallAnywhere installer that you are adding. If this option is chosen, first the installer is built, and then the container is built. Note • This setting is displayed if the An installer out of the current InstallAnywhere project option is selected. Note • If you do not have any Linux-based build targets enabled in your project, this setting is disabled. |
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Location of the installer |
Click the Choose button and select the location of the prebuilt InstallAnywhere installer that you are adding. Note • This setting is displayed if the A pre-built InstallAnywhere installer option is selected. |
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Choose Executable |
Click the Choose button and select a custom package that is capable of an unattended installation. Note • This setting is displayed if the Other installers option is selected. |
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Installation Command |
Enter the command line that is required to install the executable file that is selected in the Choose executable setting. If you are using a non-InstallAnywhere installer, use the following format for your command line: @@executable@@ /i /s /r @@responsefile@@ Note the following about this format:
The name of the executable file is abc.rpm, and the installation command is specified as follows: rpm -ivh @@executable@@ In this example, the installation command is executed as follows: $> rpm -ivh abc.rpm Note • This setting is displayed if the Other installers option is selected. |
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Location of Response File |
If you want to use a response file to provide the variables that the end user is required to provide during installation, click the Choose button and then select a response file. When the container is being built, the values that are specified in the response file are used to drive the installation. |
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Add |
To add the selected installer to the table below the settings, click the Add button. |
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Setups |
This column in the table identifies the setups that were specified to be added. |
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Remove After Build |
This column identifies whether a setup should be removed after it is added to a container. |
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Up |
The setups are listed in the order in which they are run in the Docker container that is built. To move the selected setup earlier in the order, select it and then click the Up button. |
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Down |
The setups are listed in the order in which they are run in the Docker container that is built. To move the selected setup later in the order, select it and then click the Down button. |
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Remove |
To remove the selected setup from the table, click the Remove button. |
See Also
Selecting the Installers that You Want to Include in Your Docker Container
InstallAnywhere 2020 Help LibraryOctober 2019 |
Copyright Information | Flexera |